Folded and lotioned web products

Abstract

The present invention provides a folded paper product having a folded surface area of about A/8 produced from a paper product having an unfolded surface area of A and having a lotion applied to one surface thereof. The folded paper product has a normalized Mellin gauge value of greater than 0.06.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A folded web substrate having a folded surface area of about A/8 produced from an unfolded web substrate having an unfolded surface area of A and having a lotion applied to one surface thereof, said folded web substrate having a normalized Mellin gauge value of greater than 0.06. 
     
     
         2 . The folded web substrate of  claim 1  wherein said lotion comprises:
 a. From about 10 percent to about 90 percent of a compound selected from the group consisting of oils, emollients, and waxes; and, 
 b. Less than about 20 percent of water content. 
 
     
     
         3 . The folded web substrate of  claim 2  wherein the lotion composition further comprises from at least about 15 percent to about 100 percent solids content. 
     
     
         4 . The folded web substrate of  claim 1  further comprising a chemical softening agent. 
     
     
         5 . The folded web substrate of  claim 1  wherein said unfolded web substrate comprises from about 2.0 percent to about 25.0 percent of said lotion based upon a dry fiber weight of said unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         6 . The folded web substrate of  claim 5  wherein said unfolded web substrate comprises from about 4.0 percent to about 11.0 percent of said lotion based on the dry fiber weight of the unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         7 . The folded web substrate of  claim 1  wherein said lotion comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of glycols, polyglycols, petrolatum, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty alcohol ethoxylates, fatty alcohol esters and fatty alcohol ethers, fatty acid ethoxylates, fatty acid amides and fatty acid esters, hydrocarbon oils (such as mineral oil), squalane, fluorinated emollients, silicone oil, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The folded web substrate of  claim 1  wherein said lotion comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients, fatty acid ester type emollients, alkyl ethoxylate type emollients, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The folded web substrate of  claim 1  wherein said unfolded web substrate is creped. 
     
     
         10 . A folded web substrate having a folded surface area of about A/8 produced from a unfolded web substrate having an unfolded surface area of A and having a lotion comprising from about 2.0 percent to about 25.0 percent of a lotion based upon a dry fiber weight of said unfolded web substrate applied to one surface thereof, said folded web substrate having a normalized Mellin gauge value of greater than 0.06 
     
     
         11 . The folded web substrate of  claim 10  wherein said lotion comprises:
 a. From about 10 percent to about 90 percent of a compound selected from the group consisting of oils, emollients, and waxes; and, 
 b. Less than about 20 percent of water content. 
 
     
     
         12 . The folded web substrate of  claim 11  wherein the lotion composition further comprises from at least about 15 percent to about 100 percent solids content. 
     
     
         13 . The folded web substrate of  claim 10  further comprising a chemical softening agent. 
     
     
         14 . The folded web substrate of  claim 10  wherein said unfolded web substrate comprises from about 2.0 percent to about 25.0 percent of said lotion based upon a dry fiber weight of said unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         15 . The folded web substrate of  claim 14  wherein said unfolded web substrate comprises from about 4.0 percent to about 11.0 percent of said lotion based on the dry fiber weight of the unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         16 . The folded web substrate of  claim 10  wherein said lotion comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of glycols, polyglycols, petrolatum, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty alcohol ethoxylates, fatty alcohol esters and fatty alcohol ethers, fatty acid ethoxylates, fatty acid amides and fatty acid esters, hydrocarbon oils (such as mineral oil), squalane, fluorinated emollients, silicone oil, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The folded web substrate of  claim 10  wherein said lotion comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients, fatty acid ester type emollients, alkyl ethoxylate type emollients, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The folded web substrate of  claim 10 , wherein said unfolded web substrate is creped.